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75% of Pulse respondents say they strongly disapprove of the job done by President Joe Biden so far.

Congress got a clearer view of President Biden’s trade agenda this week as the Senate Finance Committee questioned Katherine Tai, Biden’s nominee to serve as the United States Trade Representative.

Despite the rumor mill surrounding the virulent porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) Lineage 1C strain 1-4-4, Paul Sundberg, DVM, says it’s not time to sound the alarms yet.

South Africa’s Western Cape region has reported its first cases of African swine fever at two small farms, after outbreaks in other parts of the country, the provincial head of agriculture said.

For the week of February 26, cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was below average with 4,200 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $87.43, up $6.38 per head from last week.

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Genus sees potential short-term challenges in its drive to help restock China’s massive pig farming industry which has faced a surge in disease outbreaks over the winter, the chief executive said on Thursday.

New variants of ASF circulating in China appear to cause a milder form of the disease, making it less deadly but harder to detect and to bring under control, a study published this week showed.

The U.S. pork industry has seen an influx of influenza viruses in the last 10 to 15 years. That’s a major reason why influenza has become more difficult to control, said Montserrat Torremorell, DVM.